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Crap.  The pest control guy has been bugging us to get their services and we always refuse.  A part of me thinks he implanted this to get their services.

My husband found this hidden in our garage.  By looking at the picture, I thought it is rice.  No, it's paper.  Could this be a nest?  We just moved into our home in November and it's a brand new home.  What's the likelihood that this is infestation?

Yes! They are Russians.

Z, did you move yet?

We used incredible movers twice and was not really happy with them: 1.  On our first move, I wasn't around to manage the move.  I noticed that the boxes were misplaced despite being properly labeled.  Those that were supposed to go to the storage were in the house and vice versa.  So we ended...

I wonder what phase these are in?  They are $10K cheaper than Plan 1, which must be disappointing to early phase buyers.  At the end of the day, it's value for the money.  Who really wants to spend $500K on a 2 bedroom attached condo next to the freeway when they could get a better location...

I recall on the original plan that I saw somewhere - Jasmine was named San Mateo.

Wow. It's nice to know i have fellow -auditors here. I was in public accounting for 8+ years. I must say, it's nice to be home relaxing at this time of day during this time of year.

This doesn't make any sense. Sold for more than $1million then now they are selling for only $867k? Must be desperate to sell, but why?

I stopped by the sales office earlier today.  Parking was full and there was a lot of foot traffic, both existing homeowners here and potential buyers.  There are still a few plan 3 homes that are unsold and what's interesting is, despite the fact that no one seems to be interested buying --...

Makes sense.  At the homedepot, there is a powder that can be mixed with paint and the paint hardens - once it does, you can throw in the normal trash. I forgot what it is called, but if you ask at homedepot, they'd tell you.  To clarify, we did not paint our ceilings; and on the second floor...

Yes, painting is definitely do-able for Marigold.  The materials are very inexpensive, really you only need paint brushes (get good ones they are washable/reusable), roller brushes, pans, painters tape and drop cloth (reusable). We painted the entire downstairs, masterbedroom, accent walls in...

It's time for us to do the landscaping.  We got two quotes: A.  KS Landscaping - This was recommended by our neighbor.  We met with Andru (project manager), he did measurements and came back to us after a week with drawings and a written quote.  He even came on superbowl sunday morning to walk...

I say plan for a budget and stick with it.  It is very easy to get overbudget at the design center.  When picking out the upgrades, I recommend to select the options that would be difficult to replace later (i.e.  whole house insulation, electrical, canned lights etc.).  The refrigerator and...

I agree.  South west facing windows get the most light.  Our home faces SW and we love it.  It's always bright.

I also found out that the final walk of phase 4 homes are now scheduled. That means construction work is/will be done on Cherry Tree this month.  That's great news for homeowners on this street.

I found out that  -- initially, the owner wanted to back out on the purchase of the home because of a business opportunity, but the problem was he will end up losing $30K because IP will forfeit his deposit including the upgrades. So, he ended up choosing to purchase the home and then resell...

Are there villages that have no apartments communities in Irvine?

I am curious when you got on the priority list and how quickly you got the call?

Do you think this home will be more or less expensive than Mulberry?